CVE-2025-53227
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in unfoldwp Magazine Saga magazine-saga allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Magazine Saga: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Magazine Saga WordPress theme. Attackers can manipulate file path parameters in include/require statements to access arbitrary local files on the server, potentially exposing sensitive configuration data, credentials, or executing uploaded malicious PHP files.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Magazine Saga theme is installedNavigate to WordPress dashboard > Appearance > Themes and check if Magazine Saga theme appears in the installed themes listAffected if Magazine Saga theme is present in the themes directory at /wp-content/themes/
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Check the installed theme versionOpen the style.css file in the theme directory (wp-content/themes/magazine-saga/style.css) and look for the 'Version:' header in the file commentsAffected if The version listed is lower than the patched version or if no patched version is listed in the theme release notes
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Identify vulnerable file inclusion codeSearch the theme directory for PHP files containing include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables in the file path (e.g., include($_GET['file']) or include($some_variable) )Affected if Any PHP file in the theme uses dynamic file inclusion with user-controlled input without proper sanitization
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Verify the vulnerable parameter is accessibleTest if the theme accepts file path parameters via GET or POST requests to the suspected vulnerable endpoints (e.g., ?file=../../../../wp-config.php)Affected if The application returns file contents or reveals path information without proper validation of the requested file path
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Review web server access logs for LFI exploitation attemptsExamine web server access logs (Apache access.log, Nginx access.log) for patterns like '?file=' or '../' pointing to sensitive files such as wp-config.php, .env, or passwdAffected if Recent access logs contain requests with '../' sequences or attempts to access configuration files through the theme's parameters
A user is affected if the Magazine Saga theme is installed and contains dynamic file inclusion code that allows unauthenticated users to manipulate file paths to read arbitrary local files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Magazine Saga theme to the latest version immediately. If patching is delayed, disable the theme or restrict access to the vulnerable functionality via web server configuration.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-53227 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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